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The Coca-Cola Company has appointed Activision CEO Bobby Kotick to its Board of Directors. As part of the move, the exec is placed on the company’s management development committee. The move follows higher than expected results for Activision in its latest financial report. "Bobby brings an entrepreneurial mindset and a …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 smashes $1 billion barrier
Blockbuster beats Avatar to become fastest entertainment product to reach the milestone
Read More »Analyst: "Little risk of failure" for Old Republic
Bobby Kotick may have his doubts, but analysts are confident that Star Wars: The Old Republic is on course to attract millions of subscribers. Activision boss Kotick spoke out against the EA MMO earlier this week, claiming that George Lucas will be the only one to benefit from the game’s …
Read More »Kotick: Star Wars licence fee will hurt EA
LucasArts pay 'will put downward pressure on profits'
Read More »$400m at stake as Activision takes EA to court
Reputations, the Modern Warfare IP and vast sums of cash on the line in 'landmark lawsuit'
Read More »Riccitiello: BF3 footage "got Koticks goat"
John Riccitiello is confident his company has got Kotick’s goat” with Battlefield 3. The EA chief was speaking to Reuters about claims from Bobby Kotick that all of the BF3 footage seen so far has been from the PC version. Riccitiello assured fans that it was console footage, and cheekily …
Read More »Kotick in line for MySpace buyout
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is considering purchasing a controlling stake of the struggling social network MySpace, according to reports. Kotick had been approached by an unknown investment group about buying News Corp’s online network, which has lost considerable ground to Facebook. Three insiders, speaking to Reuters, say Kotick has …
Read More »Bobby Kotick ‘considering MySpace buyout’
Games publishing boss considers small interest in Facebook rival, sources claim
Read More »E3 2011: Retail crucial for industry’s future, says Kotick
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has given brick-and-mortar retail a shining endorsement as having a crucially important” role in the future of games. His comments come after years of discussion and speculation that digital gaming will eventually dominate the landscape. Retail is going to play a critically important role in the …
Read More »E3 2011: Kotick sceptical of Battlefield 3 for consoles
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has cast doubts over recent video demonstrations of rival project Battlefield 3. The publishing exec was cautious not to join in on the widespread acclaim for the Modern Warfare 3 rival – particularly due to its graphical sophistication – and believes questions still hang over how …
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